"This cookbook is like a giant
backyard potluck supper. It's filled with your neighbor's favorite recipes
- the ones they like to cook and you like to eat. Some of the recipes are
fancy, some are simple, but all 800 have been tried and tested in the
kitchens of rural Michigan. You can be sure they're someone's
favorites!"
- Jean M. Chapin (Mrs. William) -
President
Michigan Electric Cooperatives Ladies Organization

Marvelous Collection of Signed Recipes in
all categories, including Casseroles & Wild Game

A not so famous cousin of REDDY
....WILLIE WIREDHAND....a small charm from Illinois

1/2" Minuteman Pin "For Rural Electrification"

Aluminum, measures approx. 32mm. Silver
Jubilee Token.

"ARKANSAS-VALLEY
ELECTRIC-COOPERATIVE CORP.-667-2586-OZARK, ARK.-OWNED BY THOSE WE
SERVE"

Old Ozark Electric Co-Op Mt. Vernon, MO.
Advertising hand Fan. It has a colorful front side and the back side has a
Willie Wiredhand ad that reads " Live Better, Farm Better -
Electrically" along with listings for the home office in Mt. Vernon
and a branch office in Ash Grove, Missouri.

If you have never been to Braham,
Home of Willy
Wiredhand,
From the north, left on 4
Then you have three miles more,
Up 65 turn at the 'Y'
Time to have a piece of pie.

CHORUS:
Apple Pie, Cherry Pie,
You're the Rhubarb of my eye. (repeat)

The world's longest homerun
Was hit in Brahm in '41,
It flew into a box car door,
And traveled to the Great North Shore,
Some still say it's on the fly
Looking for a piece of pie

A flaky crust, that does melt,
Will surely loosen up your belt,
Lots of lard, make it quick,
A little flour if it sticks
Fold in fours, me oh my,
My first love was a piece of pie.BRIDGE...
And I can't
wait until
we go walking
through the fields....

With a super, dooper, pooper scoop,
Egg beater made in a chicken coop,
Micro-film, machine-picked spuds,
Cows in the meadow who chew their cud
Layin' bets to win a prize
Where's my cow and her fresh pie?

The railroad came in '99
Changes come with the pass of time,
Leveled by fire, in '08
Got so hot the town did bake,
Now we have the Park Cafe,
Servin' pies every day.

Before there was a 35
From the Cities folks would drive,
to the lake, on weekends,
stop in Braham, make new friends
Once a year, in July
They all come back for a piece of pie.

Section on refrigerators highlights a housewife in Greer, South
Carolina who, like other farm women, claims her cost savings and economy
is in addition to not having to go into town as often to shop ("Saves
Trips to Town!"). Cost and energy savings are also stressed in the
illustrated pages on milk coolers, heaters for work shops and poultry
houses, electric motors, etc. Item is identified as Cat. 837-A

1952
Electric Wiring For Home Or Farm Book

A really neat little book put out by Sears, Roebuck
& Co. in the early 50's, when the Rural Electrification program had
taken hold. The pages are filled with illustrations of contemporary
electrical appliances and text explaining how much labor-saving can be
accomplished with the conversion from old-fashioned, manual methods
(outhouse, hand pump) to the modern (indoor plumbing, electric stove).

Two full page Reddy Kilowatt farm ads appearing on the back cover of
Electricity on the Farm Magazine, May 1950 and November 1950.

Travel Salt & Pepper Shaker Set!

This is a beautiful 50th Anniversary Plate. It measures
14" long and 8 1/2" in diameter. As you can see, the shape is
oblong, the color is, what I think to be, Desert Gold. On the front of the
plate, the first circle reads: INDIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
CLEVELAND-FAIRFAX. The second circle reads: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
1935-1985. The third circle reads: 50 YEARS. Underneath the 50 years
marking, there is what appears to be telephone poles and a field or
pasture, I'm not sure. The back reads: FRANKOMA 5QS

More Frankoma REA items

3 Very Nice Pieces of Frankoma Pottery.
They were all made for Indian Electric Co-op & are in the Desert Gold
Glaze which has been discontinued All pieces are in excellent condition
with no chips, cracks or crazing & they are all dated. The first piece
is a Pie Plate measuring 10" diameter & is 2" deep. It says:
Indian Electric CO-OP 1983-1984 Cleveland Fairfax. The next piece is a
large Platter measuring 8&1/2x13&1/2" & says: Indian
Electric Cooperative 50 Years Rural Electrification 1935-1985
Cleveland-Fairfax. The last piece is a Serving Bowl measuring
7&1/2" diameter & is 3" deep & says: Indian Electric
Cooperative Inc.1986.

Great
River Energy salutes John MellencampThree-Month
Tour to celebrate Rural Electrification

Elk
River, MN (May 17, 1999). Great River Energy, a Touchstone Energy
cooperative, proudly welcomes Grammy Award-winning recording and
performing artist John Mellencamp to the Twin Cities. Dubbed
"The Rural Electrification Tour," the three-month tour of areas
and outdoor venues will also feature special guests Son Volt.

In
launching the tour, Mellencamp explained, "In the thirties, rural
electrification brought electricity to farmers and other rural dwellers
for the first time in their lives, and along with that electricity came
radios and record players: Music! We're lucky enough that for the last 20
years we've had the opportunity to play our own small part in bringing
music to people: to entertain them and have a lot of fun in the
process."

Generations
ago, friends and neighbors joined together in communities all across
America to build their own electric utility to power their lives. As
these areas grew, electric cooperatives grew with them. Now,
electric co-ops serve 30 million people in 46 states.

"We
are thrilled that John Mellencamp is touring the country to celebrate
rural electrification," said Kandace Olsen, manager of communications
at Great River Energy, a Touchstone Energy cooperative. "For
more than two generations, electric cooperatives across the country have
been providing their customers, large and small, with quality,
state-of-the-art technology and personalized service at affordable rates.
We believe "The Rural Electrification Tour" celebrates the
valuable contribution that electric cooperatives have made to their
communities."

Since
the release of American Fool in 1982, John Mellencamp has maintained a
consistent hold on the charts while his fans have remained loyally
steadfast. In addition to his 37 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum
awards, Mellencamp has been nominated for 12 Grammys, most recently in the
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for "Our Life Is Now,"
a track from RIAA-certified gold John Mellencamp.

John
Mellencamp will be performing at the Target Center in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, on Wednesday, May 26.

Great
River Energy is an electric generation and transmission cooperative based
in Elk River, Minnesota. The company serves 29-member distribution
cooperatives that in turn provide electricity and related services to more
than 1.5 million people in Minnesota and part of Wisconsin.

Touchstone
Energy® is an alliance of local, consumer-owned utilities across the
country committed to providing superior service at affordable rates to all
customers, large and small. Touchstone Energy® serves more than 5.6
million households and businesses reaching more than 15 million people in
36 states from coast to coast.

1931 GE CORP CALENDAR titled “ELECTRICITY COMES TO THE
FARM”. This poster is a print from a painting by the well known Artist
Walter L. Greene of Schenectady, New York. He worked as an illustrator for
GE and the New York Central Railroad Company. This poster is 18” by
16” in total area. The print area is 14-3/4” by 11-1/2”.

This Rural Electric Co-op cap with Willie Wiredhand on the front
is from South Crawford County in Iowa. It is dated 1936-1996 so is
commemorating their 60th year.

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